Going by this little snippet in chapter three... by
SpecstacularSC
on 2013-03-17 19:59:00 UTC
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"Because if we can kill or injure enough of them," Cierre explained, "those that remain will run away. It doesn't work with orcs, most are too stupid to picture themselves as the ones lying pouring out their life's blood on the grass, but it works with humans. And then we'll have reduced the enemy forces by a large number with only the effort it takes to kill half that many." Her teeth flashed white as she broke into a broad grin. "If we're lucky the orcs will try to stop them and then our enemies will be fighting amongst themselves for a time."
Aragorn raised his eyebrows. "You think we should concentrate our efforts on the Dunlendings?"
"Until they break," Cierre said, "and they will."
"You seem very certain," Aragorn said, "and yet you had not even heard of them until this moment."
"If they were determined enough to keep on coming, regardless of casualties," Cierre said, "they would have taken back this country generations ago, or else been exterminated in the attempt. No, if we hurt them enough they will flee the field."
Make of that what you will, but I do applaud the use of combat logic employed here. And a paragraph earlier, a sound explanation of armor worn by the Dunlendings by Gimli made me think that this author at lest had the basics down. Minor issue later on where neither Gimli nor Legolas knew what a crossbow was, as they fought orcs that used them in battle. And the whole "Bag of Holding" thing... really?
I say, keep an eye on it for now. If any future chapters get iffy, then we might need to consider it. But I think we can call this clean for now.